Recipes · Ukrainian · Breakfast

Syrniki (Cottage Cheese Pancakes)

One serving has 508 kcal and 24 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of selenium (64%), riboflavin (53%), phosphorus (50%), cobalamin (40%), pantothenic acid (30%) and choline (29%). Ready in 30 minutes.

Syrniki (Cottage Cheese Pancakes)
Photo: Tatyana Morozyuk, color processing by Off-shell, CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
  • Preparation: 15 min
  • Cooking: 15 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (265 g)
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Diets: Vegetarian
  • Contains: dairy, egg, gluten

Ingredients

  • 150 g Cottage cheese
  • 30 g Eggs, whole, raw
  • 30 g Flour, all-purpose
  • 10 g Sugar
  • 10 g Vegetable oil
  • 20 g Sour cream
  • 15 g Jam
  • 0.3 g Salt

Method

  1. Mix the cottage cheese with the egg, sugar and salt until well combined, then stir in the flour to form a soft, slightly sticky dough.
  2. Shape into small, flat rounds, dusting your hands with a little extra flour if needed.
  3. Heat the oil in a nonstick pan over medium heat and fry the rounds for 2-3 minutes per side until golden brown and cooked through.
  4. Drain briefly on paper towel.
  5. Serve warm, topped with the sour cream and jam.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy508 kcal24%
Carbohydrates49.4 g
Water165 mL
Fiber0.98 g3%
Protein24.1 g50%
Tryptophan0.32 g
Threonine1 g
Isoleucine1.2 g
Leucine2.3 g
Lysine1.8 g
Methionine0.59 g
Cystine0.25 g
Phenylalanine1.3 g
Tyrosine1.2 g
Valine1.6 g
Histidine0.67 g
Fat23.5 g
Monounsaturated5.5 g
Polyunsaturated6.8 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0.02 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-65.9 g
Saturated7.1 g
Trans-Fats0.24 g
Cholesterol149 mg
Calcium169 mg17%
Copper0.13 mg14%
Iron2.1 mg12%
Magnesium24.8 mg8%
Manganese0.23 mg13%
Phosphorus348 mg50%
Potassium266 mg6%
Selenium35 µg64%
Sodium643 mg
Zinc1.3 mg16%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.29 mg26%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.58 mg53%
Niacin (vitamin B3)2 mg14%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)1.5 mg30%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.14 mg11%
Folate (vitamin B9)89.8 µg22%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0.95 µg40%
Choline121 mg29%
Vitamin A128 µg18%
Vitamin C1.5 mg2%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)29.1 IU5%
Vitamin E1.4 mg9%
Vitamin K18.9 µg21%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

Climate footprint

0.5 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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